Ten days left to buy traditional lightbulbs: EU ban on 1 Sep

Fire_Fox

Firstly you are assuming that you have to replace all the bulbs at the same time - the sensible route would be to replace one at a time as they blow. I can't believe you'd miss the odd couple of quid on your grocery shop once a month. Buying energy saving bulbs can be seen as an investment like any other - don't you have a pension, savings or intend to in the future?

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

My bulbs always seem to blow one after the other over about 3 weeks. Energy savers, too. Oh well.

Ben84

Energy savers don't have to be expensive. I just bought a load of Megaman 60w replacements for 40p each (79p each delivered). There are subsidies out there where energy companies have to fund energy savings, so we can pick up good quality bulbs for small prices. Just avoid the genuinely cheap non-subsidised ones, they're the ill-coloured flickery junk people are complaining about.

negg

Energy saving bulbs are really good at saving energy.

They are really bad at giving off light especially for the first few minutes.

Therefore I don't turn energy saving lights off until I really have to whereas I will turn off normal bulbs.

As a result, I probably pump more CO2's into the atmosphere using energy saving bulbs.

mcjordi

ive got enough energy saving lightbulbs to last a lifetime

all free.. and i got another 4 on saturday

carolinosourus

Energy saving bulbs give me migraines. So does dim light. I've lost out on both counts! Will I be able to get them on prescription? I know this is a reasonably common complaint...

Errata

Have you asked the Migraine Trust ? http://www.migrainetrust.org/

carolinosourus

Thanks. There is some information on there in regards to this but the page was last updated in November 2008...